Broadcom Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone User Manual

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switch:admin> date "0927123010"
Thu Sep 27 12:30:00 UTC 2010
switch:admin>
Setting the time zone
You must perform the procedure on all chassis for which the time zone must be set. Because the value is written to
nonvolatile memory, you only need to set the time zone once on each switch.
Use one of the two following procedures to set the time zone.
The following procedure describes how to set the current time zone using timezone_fmt mode to Central Standard time.
1. Log in to the switch using the default password, which is password.
2. Enter the tsTimeZone command as follows:
switch:admin> tstimezone [ --interactive]/ [, timezone_fmt]
Use timezone_fmt to set the time zone by Country/City or by time zone ID, such as PST.
The following example shows how to change the time zone to US/Central.
switch:admin> tstimezone
Time Zone : US/Pacific
switch:admin> tstimezone US/Central
switch:admin> tstimezone
Time Zone : US/Central
The following procedure describes how to set the current time zone using interactive mode to Pacific Standard
Time.
1. Enter the tsTimeZone command as follows:
switch:admin> tstimezone --interactive
You are prompted to select a general location.
Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
2. Enter the appropriate number or Ctrl+D to quit.
3. At the prompt, select a country location.
4. At the prompt, enter the appropriate number to specify the time zone region or Ctrl+D to quit.
Synchronizing local time
To synchronize the local time of the principal or primary switch with that of an external NTP server, follow these steps.
1. If necessary, log on to the switch by Telnet, using the admin account.
2. Enter the tsClockServer command:
switch:admin> tsclockserver
" <ntp1;ntp2>"
In this syntax, ntp1 is the IP address or DNS name of the first NTP server, which the switch must be able to access.
The variable ntp2 is the second NTP server and is optional. The operand "<ntp1;ntp2>" is optional; by default, this
value is LOCL, which uses the local clock of the principal or primary switch as the clock server.
The tsClockServer command accepts multiple server addresses in IPv4, IPv6, or DNS name formats. When multiple
NTP server addresses are passed, tsClockServer sets the first obtainable address as the active NTP server. The
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Brand	Broadcom
Model	Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English